How to hide 'New Workspace' icon from Cognos Connection

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Question

How to hide 'New Workspace' icon from Cognos Connection thus preventing the user to create a new Workspace

Answer

Hide the icon

1. Stop Cognos 2. Navigate to: <Cognos 10 Installation Directory>/templates/ps/portal 3. Save the system.xml file 3. Open the system.xml file in an XML or text editor and add the following code <param name="ui_hide"> <CC_TOOLBAR_BUTTONS_newdashboard show="Administrators"/> </param> Note: This code hides the New Workspace icon from everyone except members of the Cognos Administrators group